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单词 inclination
释义 inclination
 —inclinational,  adj.  
 /in'kleuh nay"sheuhn/,  n.  
  1. a disposition or bent, esp. of the mind or will; a liking or preference: Much against his inclination, he was forced to resign.
  2. something to which one is inclined: In sports his inclination is tennis.
  3. the act of inclining; state of being inclined.
  4. a tendency toward a certain condition, action, etc.: the door's inclination to stick.
  5. deviation or amount of deviation from a normal, esp. horizontal or vertical, direction or position.
  6. an inclined surface.
  7.  Geom.  
   a. the angle between two lines or two planes.
   b. the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line.
  8.  Astron.  
   a. the angle between the orbital plane of a planet and another given plane, usually the ecliptic.
   b. the angle between the equatorial and orbital planes of a planet.
  9.  Magnetism.   dip (def. 32).
 [1350-1400; ME inclinacioun < L inclination- (s. of inclinatio), equiv. to inclinat(us) ptp. of inclinare (see INCLINE, -ATE1) + -ion- -ION]
 Syn. 1. leaning, tendency; propensity, proclivity, predilection, predisposition, penchant. 5, 6. slope, slant, rise, fall, grade, pitch. 6. ramp.
 Ant. 1. dislike.
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